Blockchain

Chinese media reports that last year, netizens in China have used Blockchain technology to record the ‘open rape letter of North university student’ as the evidence (which had happened 20 years ago). So to preserve the national security and public interest, Chinese officials on Jan 10, 2019, have released ‘new regulations on the management of…

As 2018 takes its seat in crypto history, we wanted to look back at the various milestones we unlocked while improving the way the world connects to crypto. We are proud of these moments and couldn’t have done this without our users, our team, and the industry. There is no doubt 2019 will be a…

To mark the tenth anniversary of the genesis block – the first-ever block of bitcoin mined – crypto holders across the globe are withdrawing funds from third-party exchanges. Doing so will ensure these exchanges are solvent and, more importantly, honors crypto’s founding principle of independence from centralized financial systems. This ‘Proof of Keys Celebration’ has…

We’re excited to welcome the latest addition to the Blockchain team, Michelle Bond as our Global Head of Policy. As regulators and lawmakers continue to develop frameworks and guidance involving digital assets, actively engaging with policymakers and the government will be crucial. Michelle has significant experience engaging policymakers both in the United States and globally….

We’re excited to announce that Macrina Kgil has joined Blockchain as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Macrina’s background in building growth, IPO ready, and public company finance functions will be instrumental as we continue to serve our tens of millions of retail and institutional customers. “Macrina has helped restructure liability, acquire and dispose of assets and…

As many of you know, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) experienced a hard fork as planned on 15 November. As a precaution to ensure your funds were safe, we halted Bitcoin Cash services within the Wallet until we felt the situation was stable. Because one result of the fork was the emergence of another BCH chain (Bitcoin…

We have been closely tracking the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork set to take place at 16:40 pm UTC (11:40 am EST) on Thursday, November 15th and what it means for you. The outcome of the hard fork will likely be two different blockchains and tokens. But not to worry, we’ve got you covered! First,…

The Blockchain Wallet is designed so users can control their crypto with ease and truly use it. But we’d be nowhere without the tens of millions of people that have used the Blockchain Wallet and allowed us to pioneer user-controlled finance at scale. There are so many ways we could say thank you to our…

Blockchain acquires London-based team as company continues hyper growth We’ve been busy executing on our mission to deliver more products and services that enable you to store, trade, transact and most importantly maintain complete control of your crypto. At the core of investing in the future is investing in scaling our world class team. Today,…

Welcoming ETH to the most popular and trusted block explorer The tenth anniversary of the bitcoin whitepaper is coming up and we’re a bit nostalgic. When we first started out in crypto, we wanted to solve a critical issue – creating a simple way to see what was happening in the bitcoin ecosystem. Our first…